Quotes by David Attenborough

I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.

The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.

We are a plague on the Earth.

There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.

Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?

Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.